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A PSA 10 currently sells for about $3,987, raw the card sits at $66.46 — 60,0× as much. Of 744 copies already graded, 9 % received a 10 and 31 % a 9. Mathematically, submitting returns $793.16 on average, before fees and shipping. Rule of thumb: submit when the value at a realistic grade is at least double the raw value — which is the case here. Centering decides it: an off-centre card will not get a 10. The grade distribution comes from the PSA Population Report; people pre-sort before submitting, so your own hit rate may differ.

Across 51 auctions the median was $26.11, across 142 fixed-price sales $46.15. Fixed price therefore fetched about 77 % more — for this card patience with a set price is the better route.

Half of all sales fell between $20.16 and $57.89, with a median of $28.46. Selling fast lands you nearer the lower end; with patience, good photos and a complete title the upper end is achievable.

The cheapest genuine sales were around $15.13. Offers well below $9.08 are typically fakes, mislabelled cards or a different variant — ask for photos of all four borders and a close-up of the surface.

From real sales: German $67.55 (48), English $57.86 (202). German fetches about 17 % more.

lastsold uses only real sales — eBay plus auction houses like Goldin & Fanatics — recent sales count more (recency weighting), outliers and fakes are removed. It's not an estimate but actual sold prices, separated by condition, language and grading.